Student inventors

Derby hats

1st Grade News

May 2013

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Vocabulary assessment ends – May 3 (continue reading logs)

Last math homework and Weekly Review – May 10

Field Day – May 17

 

Awards day/Last day – May 22

Learning Objectives

Week of April 29- May 3   Language Arts: Alexander Graham Bell Comprehension: text features of non-fiction Phonics: aw, au (straw, sauce) Vocabulary: built, early, learn, science               Last assessment Writing: completing portfolios Math – MST / begin measurement Social Studies: ways to communicate in the past Derby activities	Week of May 6 - 10   Language Arts: Benchmarking Comprehension:  Fluency and inference Phonics: Review Vocabulary: sight word assessments Writing: completing portfolios Math –  measurement Science – inventors and inventions
Week of May 13 - 17   Language Arts: Ben Franklin Comprehension: central message/main idea Phonics: prefixes un and re/  long o words Vocabulary: sight word assessments Writing: portfolio closure Math – finish measurement / review skills Science – inventions and inventors	Week of May 20-22   May 22 – Awards day First grade time is 10:00-45 for school wide awards.  Check with your teacher for any other time/event they may schedule.  If your sign your child out early on that day it affects perfect attendance for the year/9weeks.

Please continue to have your child:

• Wear/bring tennis shoes for recess and P. E.
• Read every night.
• Study for vocabulary and weekly review assessment.

1st Grade News

April 2013

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

 

PICTURE DAY ON APRIL 10

The daily agenda is likely to change when grades 3-5 begin STATE testing.

Learning Objectives

Week of April 8 – 12   Language Arts: Mole and Baby Bird Comprehension: Comparing texts Phonics: ou (cloud, mouse) VCV Vocabulary: door, loved, should, would Writing: non-fiction,  opinion pieces Math – geometry/fractions Social Studies: good citizens	Week of April 15 – 19   Language Arts: Dot and Jabber Comprehension:  Comparing characters Phonics: oo (book) and inflected endings Vocabulary:  among, another, instead, none Writing: non-fiction,  opinion pieces Math –  geometry/fractions Science – Plant life cycle
Week of April 22 – 26   Language Arts: Simple Machines Comprehension: author’s craft, informational Phonics: oi, oy (soil, toy) and suffixes Vocabulary:  against, goes, heavy, kinds, today Writing: non-fiction, “all about” pieces Math – geometry /fractions Science – how machines work	Week of April 29 – May 3   Language Arts: Alexander Graham Bell Comprehension:  text features of non-fiction Phonics: aw, au (straw, sauce) Vocabulary: built, early, learn, science, through Writing:  non-fiction, “all about” pieces Math – measurement Science – ways to communicate of the past

Please continue to have your child:

• Wear/bring tennis shoes for recess and P. E.
• Read every night.
• Study for vocabulary and weekly review assessment.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

 

March 4-8- Review week and benchmarking

March 12- Permission slips and payment due

March 13-22- Book fair

March 15- No School

March 18- Field Trip (Singletary Center)

March 19- Family Night at the Book fair

April 1-5- Spring Break

Please continue to have your child:

Bring or wear tennis shoes everyday!!

Read every night and complete weekly math homework.

Study for Vocabulary and Weekly Review.

Learning Objectives

Week of Feb. 4-8   Language Arts: Spiral Review Read Across America Reading Benchmarking Writing-  Flat Stanley Letters Math- Spiral Review, Assessment	Week of  Mar 11-15   Language Arts: Compound words Vowel sounds ew, ue, ui Describe elements of a story using key details (characters, setting, major events) Writing- identifying adjectives (how many) Math – Graphing data, Reading a graph NO SCHOOL- March 15th
Week of Mar 18-22   Language Arts: Words with suffixes –ly/-ful Words with –oo (like in moon) Using illustrations and details to describe characters,   settings, events Counting syllables in a word Writing:  identifying adjectives that compare  Math: Graphing Data, Reading a graph	Week of March 25-29   Language Arts: Dipthongs (ow/ou) Words with consonant plus –le (ex. simple, paddle) Review Skills-Character, Setting, Plot Writing:  Sentences that make commands. Math:  Spiral Review (Addition/Subtraction)

Helping Hands at Home:

 

Please continue to study for Weekly Review Assessments and Vocabulary Assessments. J

 

Report Cards will be going home on March 14^th for the 3^rd nine weeks.

1^st Grade Newsletter for February

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

February 4- Weekly vocabulary study begins

February 14 and 15- Valentine’s Day Celebrations

**Week of February 4-8 we will start vocabulary homework**

Please continue to have your child:

Bring or wear tennis shoes everyday!!

Read every night and complete weekly math homework.

Study for Vocabulary and Weekly Review.

Learning Objectives

Week of Feb. 4-8 Language Arts: ai, ay words retelling stories (understanding the central message) compare/contrast (customs and traditions) Writing-  adjectives, common possessive nouns Math- subtracting ten, choosing strategies to subtract    groups of ten	Week of  Feb. 11-15 Language Arts: long ‘e’ words words with inflected endings retelling a story/key details Writing- identifying adjectives (colors and shapes) Math – time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years), identifying different parts of a clock, identifying to types of clocks (analog and digital)
Week of Feb. 18-22 Language Arts: long “o” words words with 3 letter blends identifying main topic, identifying key details Writing:  identifying adjectives (sizes),               similar verbs (look/peek, glance/stare) Math: telling time to the hour	Week of Feb. 25-Mar. 1 Language Arts: long  ie/igh words kn, wr words words and phrases that suggest feelings in a story Writing:  adjectives for what kind Math:  telling time to the half-hour

Helping Hands at Home:

Please continue to study for Weekly Review Assessments (these scores let us know how well your child is progressing through first grade content).  Also, don’t be alarmed if the assessment questions are asked a little differently from the review…we are assessing the skill not the exact format of the question which helps us to see how well they understand the concept.  Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions.  The First Grade Team J

How-To-Article by Mrs. Varney's class

Class How-To-Article by Mrs. Varney's class.

January News Letter

1^st Grade Newsletter for January

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

January 2nd- Welcome Back

January 21^st- NO SCHOOL MLK Day

**Week of January 2-4 will be a review week**

      

  Please continue to have your child:

Bring or wear tennis shoes everyday!!

Read every night and complete weekly math homework.

Study for Spelling and Weekly Review.

Learning Objectives

Week of Jan. 7-11 Language Arts: Plural –es words r-controlled -or, -ore words Characteristics of Fiction Writing-  verbs that do not add -s Math- comparing 10’s and 1’s           greater than, less than, and equal to >, <, =	Week of  Jan. 14-18 Language Arts: Inflected ending –ed, -ing words r-controlled –ar words Plot Writing- past and present tense verbs Math – number bonds and expanded form (#’s to 100)
Week of Jan. 21-25 Language Arts: r-controlled vowel words (ei,ir,ur) Key details in an informational text Contractions with ‘s, ‘ve, and ‘re Writing:  Exclamatory sentences Math: compose/decompose tens to add and subtract to 100 (1 more, 1 less, 10 more, 10 less) NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JAN. 21ST	Week of Jan. 28-Feb.1 Language Arts: Comparative endings –er, -est Words that end with –dge Sequence compare/contrast characters Characteristics of Poetry Writing: contractions with not Math: addition and subtraction to 100

Helping Hands at Home:

Please log on to www.portaportal.com for additional online resources (in the event we miss school due to snow days) to help your child develop academically.  To get visitor access enter:  nancymoore (no space)

www.raz-kids.com –at this time in your child’s development it is easy to forget skills and regress in a short amount of time, please continue to read and practice those skills in the event of any snow days.